*Cllr Shane Talty (FF) right had raised concerns with DAC representations as far back as April of this year. Photograph: Eamon Ward. IT HAS taken Clare’s councillors seven months to reach agreement over proposed appointments to the Clare Tourism Development DAC while further time has been sought to finalise who sits on the Kilrush Amenity …
*Dean’s Field. Photograph: Buffalo Studios Ireland. “I’M not an eejit but I don’t like what I’m seeing,” remarked Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF) when criticising the lack of urgency within Clare County Council to improve the provision of parking within Killaloe.
Chief Executive of Clare County Council, Gordon Daly, Director of Tourism Development, Siobhán McNulty, Minister of State, Timmy Dooley (FF), Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council, Cllr Paul Murphy (FG) and Cathaoirleach of the Killaloe Municipal District, Cllr Pat Burke (FG). Photograph: Brian Arthur SENIOR TOURISM officials have said they are not disappointed with the county’s …
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*Parteen Basin. UISCE ÉIREANN have failed to honour a long-standing request to address elected members in East Clare to discuss funding shortfalls and plans to extract water from Lough Derg.
*Cllr Tony O’Brien (FF). Photograph: Eamon Ward. A FORMER MAYOR of Clare has said he won’t sit back any longer and accept unsafe conditions on the roads of East Clare.
*Photograph: Eamon Ward. REVIEWS on the pilot season of the Burren and Cliffs Explorer must realise that the inclusion of an Ennistymon spur for 2026 is “a no brainer,” one county councillor has stressed while another has said there was a “positive pile-on” for the shuttle service.
*Kilrush Town. COMMUNITY SAFETY has “come to a head” in Kilrush with an increasing amount of threats to damage persons and property in the West Clare town.
*Kilfenora. KILFENORA is lacking a plan for parking in the village with the current system described as “haphazard”.
*The Cloister. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. THERE WILL BE no budgetary headaches for the finance department of Clare County Council following the allocation of close to €7m to redevelop the Cloister in Ennis.
A report on motorhome carping was previously completed by consultants for the Council in December 2023. DEFICITS of motorhome camping facilities in Clare can be tackled to extend the tourism season in the county, county councillors have said.